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Letters from Vinnie
A perceptive, thoughtful teenager lives through the events of America’s Civil War as she develops her own remarkable career in this NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People. Vinnie Ream was a real person who sculpted the statue of Abraham Lincoln that stands in the U.S. Capitol today.
252 pages, Paperback
First published August 8, 1995
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May 3, 2010
I thought this book was awesome. This is the girl who sculpted the statue of Lincoln that stands in the Rotunda in Washington.
February 17, 2013
I absolutely loved this book. Very well written with a great plot.
November 20, 2013
A brilliant addition to every student's bookshelf. Home educators and dedicated parents-- this is one worth investing in!
April 2, 2017
An astonishing story of a teenage artist whose extraordinary talent gained her permission to sculpt the President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, as he worked in the Oval Office.
The book is written inside a realistic portrayal of life in 1800s Washington DC, where I could feel Abraham Lincoln's humility and devotion. Following Lincoln's assassination, in the midst of political turmoil, 18-year-old Vinnie Ream earned a Congressional commission too create the life-size sculpture of Lincoln that stands in the Capitol rotunda to this day.
The book is written inside a realistic portrayal of life in 1800s Washington DC, where I could feel Abraham Lincoln's humility and devotion. Following Lincoln's assassination, in the midst of political turmoil, 18-year-old Vinnie Ream earned a Congressional commission too create the life-size sculpture of Lincoln that stands in the Capitol rotunda to this day.
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